Lamp for motor-vehicles.



W. H. JUAN.

LAMP FOR MOTOR VEHICLES APPLICATION rum) MAY 7, 1014.

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WALTER H. JUAN, OF GREENWICH, CONNECTICU LAMP FOB- MOTOR-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 7, 1914. Serial No. 836,847.

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Be it known that I, ammi H. Juan, a citizen of the United States, 1..ldl!1 at Greenwich, in the county of Fairiield and State of (onnecticut have invented a certain new and usefullimprovement in Lamps for ll'lotorVehicles, of which the following is a specification.

The. invention relates to means for mounting the headlights of automobiles and like vehicles, and the object of the invention is to utilize the mud-guards of the automobile in supporting the lamps, whereby the latter are firmly held and presented in an advantageous position and the employment of special lamp-standards and brackets is avoided.

The iuvcntic: consists in certain novel features and details of construction and arrangement by which the above objects are attained, to be hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

'l. he accon'ipanying drawings form a part of this specification and show an. approved form of the invention.

Figure l is a front view of the main portions of an automobile equipped with the invention. Fig. 2 is a corresponding side clevation showing the forward portion of one ,of the mud-guards and adjacent parts. Fig. :3 is a vertical section taken longitudinally 70f mud-guard and lamp-body therein, and partly in side view. Fig. 4% is a front view of the lamp-body and its attachments alone.

Fig. 5 is a corresponding vertical section, partly in side elevation. Figs. 4 and 5 are on a larger scale than the preceding figures. 7 Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.

A A are the mud-guards mounted as usual on each side of the automobile; each is a counterpart of the other and a description of one will suflice. The forward end of the plate forming the mud-guard is curved upwardly, at A, from a point above the front wheel M, and a lower plate B is attached thereto at about the same point and bent to follow approximately the periphery of the wheel and extend forwardly thereover on the curve usually employed, or as may be desired, thus forming an angular space between the plates A and B which is closed by side plats C arid a front C to form a recess or cha I her a at the .front'of the mudguard. I r

D is a lamp-body, shownas parabolic and Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

l which may be understood to be silvered and polished on the interior surface as usual. It i has a radially extending flange D at the I front, bent rearwardly at the top as at D to match to the under face of the extension A, and having sides or aprons D joining the top and front, as shown. The lamp-body is held in place in the chamber a. by riveting the flange D to the front C of the mudguard, and the top D to the plate A and thus firmly held and becomes part of the mud-guard. (hi the front of the flange D is a dorw-franic F, movably secured by hinges or otherwise, carrying a glass plate F cl0sing the mouth of the lamp-body and matching wand received in an opening rovidcd for the purpose in the front plate (f of the mud-guard. The lamp-body is equipped on its inte'rior with a lamp-socket G adapted to l'tltllVt' an incandescent lamp G, and connetted by suitable wires, not shown, inclosed in a lube H, to a battery or other source of current. The tube H lies immediately be neath and is concealed by the mudguard. 'lhus arranged the lamps are efiiciently supported and protected. and throw their beams of light from widely separated points on the car, which is an advantage to the driver in all'ording better illumination over a wider area of roadway and of still greater importance to the driver of an approaching car in that the .amps indicate, practically the full width of the car and danger of sidewiping collisions is thereby greatly lessened.

As will be readily understood upon reference to Figs. 2 and 3, the lamps are disposed in an extreme forward location so as to permit the engine hood to be raised and work to be done on the engine without having to reach over the lanqf'and \vi'thout danger of breaking the latter.

The improved arr ngement presents a neat and attractive appearance, and the employment of the usual lamp-standards and brackets is avoided.

I claim 2- 1. In a motor vehicle, a mud guard extended over and in front of the front wheel, a lower plate secured to the mud guard and curved downwardly, side and front plates secured to said mud guard and lower plate and 'forminga chamber beneath the mud guard, and a lamp body within said chamber and havinyl-fianges secured to said mud guard and plate, said lamp body being disposed'forward of the engine hood.

2.. In a. mqtor vehicle, a mud guard. extended over and in front of the fruni; Wheel, a lower plate secured to the mud guard and curved do'wmvardly, side and front plates secured to said mud guard and lower plate and forming a chamber beneath the mud guard, and a lamp body within said chamber and having flanges radially amended and reurwardl v bent and-secured 1:0 said 111w guard and plate, said lamp body being; disposed forward of the hood, :iihe lower In testimony {hail lailn the invention 15 above set forth I nffix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER H. JUAN.

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